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How to Make Kiln-Fired Clay Pendants & Buttons

Sample pendant above uses Amaco Potter’s Choice Glaze – Blue Rutile PC-20 on Laguna Speckled Buff Clay. Introduction These are the basic steps and materials I use to make my pendants.  After you have a little experience, you will adapt the method and materials to suit your work (and fashion) …

Completed Earring Display Rack

DIY Shadow Box Earring Display Rack For Craft Shows

Build Your Own Jewelry Display This earring display rack holds 35 vertical hanging business card-sized earring cards with earring card adapters on the back of them.   You may also use Drill and 1/8″ Drill Bit

Absolute Jewelry Etsy Shop Review

This guest review is from Absolute Jewelry Etsy Shop & Faith Filled Footsteps. Absolute Jewelry is a really neat company I recently found while Christmas shopping. I love all this new retro recycled jewelry! I am all about recycling and reusing items. This company makes the coolest (per my 12 …

Meet Jewelry Artist Francine Ruth

About the Artist Francine Ruth creates exquisite jewelry from sterling silver, and exhibits her work at art shows and in her Etsy shop.  Francine began making jewelry about seven years ago after taking a soldering class.  She resides in Cleveland, Ohio, and enjoys teaching classes in soldering, torch fired enameling, …

Introducing the Etsy Shop Miscellanea by Valerie

Meet Valerie Valerie Tyler creates beautiful, unique wearable art; I was immediately drawn to her artistic pieces with their textures and simple lines. Please visit her Cotton Ridge Create! Gallery portfolio page for more about this talented jewelry designer! You can also find more of her stunning work on the …

Meet Lisa Scrivner of Elle Paisley Designs

One Of A Kind Pieces Steampunk jewelry has intrigued me since I first happened across it earlier this year.  I create jewelry from clay, and it is fascinating how each artist brings his or her unique flair, creativity and materials to the (work)table when making a piece.  Lisa of Elle …

Stoneware Clay Jewelry from Cotton Ridge Pottery

New Stoneware Clay Jewelry by Kathryn Depew For some of these pieces, I tried some new (to me) Coyote Cone Six glazes. I was very happy with the results of layering different glazes. The Amaco Potter’s Choice Blue Rutile glaze is a favorite of mine. It has consistent results when …

Huntsville Art & Craft Show Pictures

Cotton Ridge Pottery booth pictures at Art & Craft Shows from 2007 – 2011 in Huntsville, AL. Copyright 2012 Kathryn Depew Do you have an Arts or Crafts-related event that you would like to see featured on this site?  Or, do you have pictures of your booth at an art …